Maya & Zach

Australia

Maya Dennis & Zach Post

Geography

Geograhpic Cordinates	27 00 S, 133 00 E
Continent	Australia
Area	7,741,220 sq km/ 2,938,907.75 sq ft
Area Comparison	6th Largest Country
Border Countries	None
Climate
Terrain	Mostly low plateau with deserts, fertile soil
Natural Resources	Coal, Iron, Copper, Tin, Gold, Silver
Natural Hazards	Cyclones along coast ; severe droughts

People

Population	21,766,711 as of July 2011
Age Structure	0-14(18.3%, male-2040,848,female-) 15-64(67.7%,male-7,266,143 female-7,469,092) 65 and up(14%, male-1,398,567, female-1,654,508)
Life Expectancy	male-79.4 yrs, female-84.5 yrs
Nationality	Australian
Religions	Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7%
Languages	English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7%
Literacy	total population: 99%, male: 99%female: 99%

Government

Country Name	Common wealth of Australia
Government Type	Federal Paliamentary Democracy
Capitol	Canaberra
Head of Government	Govenor General Quentin

Ayers Rock changes colors throughout the day; this is its base at sunset.

Economy

Labor Force by Occupation	agriculture-3.6%,industry-21.1%,service-75%
Agriculture	wheat,barley,sugarcane,fruits,cattle,sheep
Industry	mining,industrial and transportation equipment
Exported Commodities	coal,iron.gold,meat,wool
Imported Commodities	machinery,computers,office machines
Currency	Australian dollar

Communication

Number of Land Line Phones	9.02 million
Number of Cell Phones	24.22 million

Transportation

Map of Australia

Airports	465
Paved Airports	326
Roadways	812,972 km
Roadways compared to the world	9th in the world

Extra Information

Military

has 5 branches of military, males 16-49: 4,411,958 females 16-49: 4,239,985

Sources
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html